Orange Belt Form – Songahm 2
This is a reference page for Students at Kowkabany’s Family Martial Arts in Tampa, Florida, and covers ATA’s Orange Belt Form; it is broken down into five parts:
1) A video of the Form being done slowly, with a voice-over providing additional guidance on how to execute the techniques properly while avoiding some common mistakes.
2) A video of the Form being performed at the normal speed, with a little music in the background just because we enjoy training at times with a bit of rock and roll.
3) A video of the Sparring combinations being performed slowly, with a voice-over providing additional guidance on how to execute the techniques properly.
4) A video of the Orange Belt One Steps
5) A text segment for those who want to read more about the design of this Form, as well as some of the philosophy and methodology behind the Songahm Forms in general.
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Songahm 2 Performed Slowly with Voice Over Explanations
SONGAHM 2 – SLOWLY WITH VOICE OVER EXPLANATIONS
Songahm 2 Performed at Normal Speed!
Sparring Combinations for Orange/Yellow Belt Forms!
Orange/Yellow Sparring Combinations Video
Orange Belt One Steps
Orange Belt One Steps Video
Finally, here is some additional information regarding this Form!
At Kowkabany’s Family Martial Arts, we teach the Songahm Forms developed by the American Taekwondo Association in 1983. As with most forms taught in traditional martial arts, our forms were developed to help students improve the quality of their technique. The ATA took this basic concept much further, allowing for three main differences in our Songahm Forms:
First, every form is symmetrical—techniques done on one side of the body are done later in the form on the opposite side, promoting balanced development of techniques and of the body.
Second, every form is designed to teach the basic kicks, strikes, blocks and stances that a student at that rank should be practicing. For example, in Songahm 2, the student will practice a round kick, a back stance, and “double” and “twin” techniques, all of which are new techniques for the Orange Belt rank.
Third, every form taught in our traditional taekwondo system is on a set pattern of lines as depicted in the Songahm star, and begins and ends at the same point. There are 9 Color Belt Forms that use North, South, East and West lines; there are also 9 Black Belt Forms that use the same 4 basic directions, but also the diagonal lines that run Northeast, Southeast, Northwest and Southwest.
Songahm 2 Basic Facts:
* The form consists of 23 moves broken into 4 basic segments (all of which repeat themselves in the form).
* The pattern of the form is a simple rectangle.
* The strikes in this form are all done at face level, which should be equal to the student’s face (not above the head).
* There are three stances in this form, the middle and front stance learned at the White Belt level, and the back stance introduced at Orange Belt.
* This form introduces the backfist, the only new strike taught in this form.
* There are several new blocks taught at the Orange Belt level—double outer forearm block, twin low block, and the single outer forearm block
* The kihaps (yells) are on the knifehand strikes, # 10 and #21.
* The color “Orange” represents the “sunrise” of the color belt’s journey; just as the sunrise is beautiful but not overly hot, the student is beginning to see the beauty of this traditional art without yet realizing the full power of the techniques.
* As with all Songahm forms, the passive hand (hand not executing a technique) should be drawn back tight and high on the ribs after the other hand executes a technique; however, both hands should be “up” when executing kicks.
* Orange Belt students will also be introduced to jump front kicks and outer crescent kicks through the practice of the “Sparring Combinations.”
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